Internet governance

“There’s no ghost in the machine!: A field study of platform workers’ experiences of algorithmic management in India”  is a research study conducted by the Centre for Labour Studies, National Law School of India University and IT for Change, supported by the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation. It examines how algorithmic management shapes platform work…

IT for Change submitted a response to the public consultation to assess the EU's Horizontal and Non-Horizontal Merger Guidelines on 3 September 2025. We provided targeted inputs to the 'digitalisation' chapter to highlight the novel concerns emerging from the platform economy that remain largely unaddressed in the current iteration of the…

In September 2025, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) released a notice inviting comments on “significant foreign trade barriers” to US exports of goods and services, for inclusion in the 2026 National Trade Estimates (NTE)  Report. In response, IT for Change’s submission challenges the characterization of a range of…

In March 2025, the Trump Administration initiated a series of enquiries through the office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) on unfair and non-reciprocal trade practices in countries currently trading with the United States. The intent of the query is to slap tariffs on countries that are currently not permitting trade on terms…

Some members of the Global Digital Justice Forum—IT for Change, APC, Global Partners Digital, Derechos Digitales, and Media Monitoring Africa—collectively prepared a submission in response to a UN survey to identify the terms of reference and modalities for the establishment and functioning of the Independent International Scientific Panel on…

As part of our ongoing advocacy work in the digital rights space, IT for Change recently responded to a call for inputs titled 'Indigenous Peoples right to data, including data collection and disaggregation', issued by the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. The inputs will be used in a draft study which will be introduced by…

Centering Equity and Justice in Global Data Governance is a collaborative research initiative led by IT for Change, with support from the Fair, Green, and Global Alliance (FGG) and the Center for Global Digital Justice (CGDJ). The project brings together a dynamic group of scholar-practitioners who are critically engaging with pressing debates…

In the lead-up to the Summit in 2026, seven thematic working groups have been constituted in order to steer discussions at the Summit. We participated in three consultations organized by the Chairs of the Working Groups on the themes of Human Capital, Resilience, Innovation and Efficiency, and Democratizing AI Resources.

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At the 2026 AI Impact Summit, everyone—from tech companies and industry lobbies to policymakers and researchers—spoke about building equitable AI systems and a future where  AI is a public good. What was missing, however, was evidence, specifics, and communities themselves. 

AI regulation falls into the larger arc of India’s approach…

Even as AI systems are becoming increasingly central to economic organization, public services and geopolitical power, governance approaches remain narrowly focused on downstream risks and harmful use-cases, leaving…